xxxiv, 872 pages : 28 cm

Now completely up-to-date with the latest research advances, the Seventh Edition retains the distinctive character of earlier editions. Twenty-two concise chapters, co-authored by six highly distinguished biologists, provide current, authoritative coverage of an exciting, fast-changing discipline

Includes bibliographical references and index

Part I. History -- Mendelian View of the World -- Nucleic Acids Convey Genetic Information -- Part II. Structure and study of macromolecules -- Weak and strong chemical bonds -- The Structure of DNA -- The Structure of RNA -- The Structure of Proteins and Protein: Nucleic Acid Interactions -- Techniques of Molecular Biology -- Part III. Maintenance of the genome -- Genome Structure, Chromatin and the Nucleosome -- The Replication of DNA -- The Mutability and Repair of DNA -- Homologous Recombination at the Molecular Level -- Site Specific Recombination and Transposition of DNA -- Part IV. Expression of the genome -- Mechanisms of Transcription -- RNA Splicing -- Translation -- The Genetic Code -- Origins and early evolution of life -- Part V. Regulation -- Transcriptional Regulation in Prokaryotes -- Transcriptional Regulation in Eukaryotes -- Regulatory RNAs -- Gene Regulation in Development and Evolution -- Systems Biology -- Appendices -- Model Organisms -- Answers

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